Author: Lynn Bartels
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BARTELS | Wadhams calls out GOP’s shortcomings and what must happen next
Former Colorado Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams is sick of losing, but he predicts his party’s misfortunes will continue if the GOP keeps nominating unelectable candidates. Wadhams doesn’t hold back, naming names, including gubernatorial contender Dan Maes and U.S Senate candidate Darryl Glenn. Wadhams points to them as the chief GOP bunglers, but he lists…
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BARTELS | A tribute to the progressive power of Ian Silverii
Ian Silverii, the wise-cracking, fast-talking, political genius who ran the state’s largest leftie organization for the past five years, is moving on, which should come as a relief as Colorado’s ragtag Republicans attempt to get their act together. Silverii’s tenure at ProgressNow Colorado roughly coincided with the presidential election that led to Donald Trump’s victory…
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A tribute to the progressive power of Ian Silverii | Lynn Bartels
Ian Silverii, the wise-cracking, fast-talking political genius who ran the state’s largest leftie organization for the past five years, is moving on, which should come as a relief as Colorado’s ragtag Republicans attempt to get their act together. Silverii’s tenure at ProgressNow Colorado roughly coincided with the presidential election that led to Donald Trump’s victory…
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BARTELS | Where there’s smoke, there’s barbecue — and Adrian Miller
Adrian Miller once dreamed of becoming a U.S. senator and while his career is definitely smoke-filled, it’s not in some back room. Instead, it’s anywhere there’s meat, heat and sauce. The Colorado native, who bills himself as a recovering lawyer and politico, is now the ultimate foodie, writing award-winning culinary books, penning articles on soul…
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Where there’s smoke, there’s barbecue — and Adrian Miller | Lynn Bartels
Adrian Miller once dreamed of becoming a U.S. senator and while his career is definitely smoke filled, it’s not in some back room. Instead, it’s anywhere there’s meat, heat and sauce. The Colorado native, who bills himself as a recovering lawyer and politico, is now the ultimate foodie, writing award-winning culinary books, penning articles on…
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As parties veer off track, the unaffiliated label offers a way out | Bartels
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Add former state Rep. Dan Thurlow of Mesa County to the list of Coloradans who have dropped their party affiliation to join the ranks of the state’s largest voting bloc. Thurlow made the switch from Republican to unaffiliated at the start of the year and…
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BARTELS | Years of experience get set to leave county commissions
They’ve loved being a county commissioner and made some fantastic friends, but when their terms ends Jan. 13 there are some things they won’t miss. “I’ve been chewed out more than I’ve been chewed out in my life,” Montezuma County Commissioner Larry Don Suckla said. “Our skins are not made thick, but they grow thick…
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Years of experience get set to leave county commissions
They’ve loved being a county commissioner and made some fantastic friends, but, when their terms end Jan. 13, there are some things they won’t miss. “I’ve been chewed out more than I’ve been chewed out in my life,” Montezuma County Commissioner Larry Don Suckla said. “Our skins are not made thick, but they grow thick…
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Michael Bennet gets the 2022 cycle rolling with his latest fundraising pitch | Lynn Bartels
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save So, 2020 is going to end just like it began, with Colorado’s Michael Bennet asking for money for his campaign. At the start of the year, the U.S. senator was engaged in a longshot bid to win the Democratic nomination for president and his campaign…
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BARTELS | Michael Bennet gets the 2022 cycle rolling with his latest fundraising pitch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save So, 2020 is going to end just like it began, with Colorado’s Michael Bennet asking for money for his campaign. At the start of the year, the U.S. senator was engaged in a longshot bid to win the Democratic nomination for president and his campaign…